Domino-holder.



1. M. JONES.

DOMINO HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16, 1916- 1,199,557. Patented Sept. 26, 1916.

I zyl j JAMES MINOR JONES, OF ALEXANDER, WEST VIRGINIA.

DOMINO-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 26, 1916.

Application filed May 16, 1916. Serial No. 97,880.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J AMES MINOR J ONES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Alexander, in the county of Upshur, State of WVest Virginia, have invented a new and useful Domino-Holder; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to a domino holder, and has for its object to provide a device of this character which embodies novel features of construction whereby a player has all of his dominoes in such a position that he can see at a glance exactly what he has got. I

Further objects of the invention are to provide a device of this character which is comparatively simple and inexpensive in its construction, which admits of the dominoes being readily placed in position and removed therefrom, which holds all of the dominoes in such a position that the player can see them clearly at all times, and which can be easily carried in the hand of the player.

\Vith these and other objects in View, the invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangements of the parts as will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the novel features thereof being pointed out in the appended claims.

For av full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of a domino holder constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the same. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail sectional view taken through the front edge of the domino holder and partition. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4, taken through the rear portion of the domino holder.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, which illustrate one embodiment of the invention, the numeral 1 designates a domino holding tray which is open at the front thereof, and formed at the back and ends thereof with the respective upstanding flanges 2 and 3. The tray has a shallow formation, preferably being of an elongated rectangular shape, as shown, and the height of the flanges 2 and 3 is substantially the same as the thickness of the dominoes, so that there is nothing to obscure the dominoes or prevent the player from having a clear vision thereof at all times. A handle 4 projects rearwardly from the back of the tray 1, being secured to the extremity of a flat reinforcing'strip 5 which extends downwardly along the back flange 2, and is then carried under the bottom of the tray 1.

The tray is preferably formed of sheet metal, the forward edge of the bottom of the tray being returned downwardly to provide a rib 1 extending along the same. The back flange 2 is shown as provided at intervals with a vertically disposed pair of openings 6, and the returned forward edge of the bottom may be formed with the notches 7 which are spaced in a manner correspond ing to the spacing of the openings 6. An adjustable partition 8 is preferably provided for holding the dominoes against one of the end flanges 3, so that they will not slide out of position when the domino holder is tilted, and the position of this par tition can be readily shifted to accommodate any desired number of dominoes between the same and one end of the tray. In the present instance the partition 8 is shown as formed of sheet metal, being provided at the upper and lower edges thereof with the laterally projecting reinforcing flanges 8 Oneend of the partition is provided with spaced teeth 9 adapted to enter any selected set of the openings 6, while the opposite end of the partition is provided with a returned spring flange 10 adapted to engage the rib 1 at the forward edge of the tray bottom. This outer end of the partition 8 is also provided with a projection 11 which is adapted to engage one of the notches 7, thereby cooperating with the teeth 9 to hold the partition in an adjusted'position. It will be obvious that the partition can be forcibly withdrawn and replaced in the tray with the teeth 9 in engagement with any selected set of the openings 6 and the projection 11 in engagement with the corresponding notch 7, the resilient flange 10 springing around the rib 1 to hold the partition against accidental displacement. The dominoes are placed in the tray between the partition 8 and one end thereof, and the faces of all of the dominoes are exposed so that the player can tell at a glance exactly what he has got.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A domino holder, including a shallow tray having an open front, the back and ends thereof being provided with upstanding flanges, an adjustable partition extending between the back and open front of the tray, and a handle projecting from the tray.

2. A domino holder, including a shallow tray having an open. front, the back and ends thereof being provided with upstanding flanges, an adjustable partition extending between the back and open front of the tray, positioning means for holding the adjustable partition at any one of a number of different positions, and a handle projecting from the tray.

3. A domino holder, including a shallow tray having an open front, the back and ends thereof being provided with upstanding flanges, an adjustable partition extending between theback and open front of the tray, positioning means for engaging the adjustable partition at any one of a number of. different positions, clamping means for resiliently holding the partition in an 'adjusted position, and a handle projecting from the tray.

4. A domino holder, including a shallow tray having an open front, the back and ends thereof being provided with upstanding flanges and the back flange having openings therein, an adjustable partition extending between the back and open front of the tray and provided at the rear end thereof with a tooth for cooperation with the openings of the back flange to position the rear end of the partition, and means for holding the forward end of the partition in an ad justed position.

5. A domino holder, including a shallow tray having an open front, the back and ends thereof being provided with upstanding flanges, the forward edge of the bottom having a series of notches therein and being provided with a longitudinally extending rib, an adjustable partition extending between the back and open front of the tray, means for positioning the rear end of the partition at any one of a number of positions, a projection at the forward end of the partition for engaging a selected one of. the notches, and a returned spring tongue at the forward end of the partition for springing over the rib to hold the partition against accidental displacement.

6. A domino holder, including a shallow tray having an open front, the back and ends thereof being provided with upstand ing flanges and the back flange having a series of openings therein, while the -forward edge of the bottom is provided with. a corresponding series of notches and also with a longtudinally extending rib, an adjustable partition extending between the back and open frontof the tray, a tooth at the rear end of the partition for engaging a selected one of the openings in the back flange, a projection at'the forward end of the partition for engaging the corresponding one of the notches, and a returned spring tongue at the forward end of the partition for springing over the rib to hold the partition against accidental displacement.-

In. testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence 0 two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES MINOR JONES.

Witnesses:

R. H. BOSLEY, O. B. ZIRKLE'.

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